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110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE
Washington DC 20002-5626
Washington DC | IRS ruling year: 2001 | EIN: 52-2305620
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental hazards ... (More)
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental hazards and promote a healthier environment. (Less)
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This charity's score is 95%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 90% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Childrens Environmental Health Network is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Childrens Environmental Health Network has earned a 94% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2020, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 9/9 - 25/25 ptsBoard Composition - 9/9 - 25/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - Has Audit/Review - 20/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - Has Audit/Review - 20/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 9.34% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 9.34% - 15/15 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 94.64% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 94.64% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
No Data Available
Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Childrens Environmental Health Network) or EIN (522305620) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Childrens Environmental Health Network reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Our financial structure remained unchanged.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We pivoted some of our programs to offer more timely resources, like safe cleaning and disinfecting, and indoor air quality.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We pivoted some of our programs to offer more timely resources, like safe cleaning and disinfecting, and indoor air quality. We also worked remotely, which allowed us to bring on interns who were not local.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
The COVID 19 Pandemic has invigorated interest in children's environmental health in learning settings, especially indoor air quality. We will continue to offer educational resources around this issue.
Not Currently Scored
Childrens Environmental Health Network cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Childrens Environmental Health Network reported its three largest programs on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Supporting the use and translation of peer-reviewed science. Promote the development of sound public health and child-focused national policy. Program support for CEHN to encourage and promote protect ... (More)
Supporting the use and translation of peer-reviewed science. Promote the development of sound public health and child-focused national policy. Program support for CEHN to encourage and promote protective policies that consider the vulnerabilities that children can have to environmental hazards. Policy analysis, public comments, testimonies, education efforts directed to key partner organizations and decision-makers. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Elevate public awareness of environmental hazards to children. General support of CEHN's overall mission to promote safe and healthy environments for children. Activities include development of educat ... (More)
Elevate public awareness of environmental hazards to children. General support of CEHN's overall mission to promote safe and healthy environments for children. Activities include development of educational resources and activities to build general awarenes (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Educate health professionals, child care professionals, and decision-makers regarding preventative strategies for effectively reducing and / or eliminating key environmental hazards that impact the he ... (More)
Educate health professionals, child care professionals, and decision-makers regarding preventative strategies for effectively reducing and / or eliminating key environmental hazards that impact the health and well-being of children. Training new influentia (Less)
Childrens Environmental Health Network cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Childrens Environmental Health Network has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental hazards and promote a healthier environment.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Improving the health and environment of these children should be a major priority. Healthy children grow into healthy adults. The health of our children is one of the most important investments that we can make and should be among our top priorities. Many environmental hazards and pollution know no boundaries. The health of children worldwide is intrinsically linked to the health of our environment. International collaboration, whenever possible, should be sought and encouraged. Solutions to complex environmental health problems require the efforts of affected communities and many disciplines including science, nursing, medicine, public health, economics, planning, law, and policy. Creative solutions should be reached through inter-disciplinary problem solving and coalition building.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: To promote the development of sound public health and child-focused national policy
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Two: To stimulate prevention-oriented research
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: To educate health professionals, policy makers and community members in preventive strategies, and elevate public awareness of environmental hazards to chi
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Our Executive Director celebrated her 20th Anniversary with a sabbatical focused on childrens' environmental health equity and climate justice research
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
CEHN works regularly with coalitions of like-missioned organizations, impassioned child health advocates, policymakers, researchers, and other members of our community. A few of our coalition partners include Empower DC, healthy Air pArtners, Clean Water for All, Friends of National Environmental Health Institutes, CDC Coalition, National Environmental Health Partnership Council, Science Response Network, Cancer Free Economy Network, national Radon Action Plan Leadership Network, many Children's Environmental Health Day Partners, and more.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
The CEHN team is a fantastic and hard working group that has continued to work diligently this year, for the most part from home. Even with our various challenges, we have made it a priority to move forward the vital work of this organization.
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